Cattle-stanchion.



G. GLEASON.

CATTLE STANGHION.

, APPLICATION FILED 1M5, 1912'.

II"? Wm GEORGE GLEASON, OF AUBURN, YORK.

GATTLE-SQTANCI-IION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25,1912.

Application fi1ed January 25, 1912.. Serial N 0. 673,389.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, GEORGE GLEASON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cattle-Stanchions; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to cattle stanchions, and has for its purpose to provide a device of that character wherein the animal secured will have the maximum degree of freedom without being entirely free; and wherein the construction of the device enables its ready application to or removal from the mounting within the stall.

The invention has for its further purpose to provide a device of the character in question which may be conveniently opened and closed for attachment to the animals neck; and wherein the construction is of the re quired durability, and presents a neat and compact appearance when in use.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views :Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the device in applied position; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof disclosing the locking device; and, Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the locking device.

Referring to the construction in detail, the device consists of a pair of Y-members 1 of tubular construction and oppositely disposed, as shown in Fig. 1. A tubular bar 2 shaped to conform with the side of the animals neck has its respective ends engaging with the lateral legs 3 of the members 1. The ends of the bar 2 are received within the tubular members 3 and secured thereto in any appropriate manner. The other legs 4 of the Y-members 1 are in like manner connected by a sectional bar, which conforms with the animals neck and which, with the bar 2, securely holds the animals head against removal from the stanchion, except when the animal is to be released.

The second bar of the stanchionconsists of a curved bar section 5, which has one end thereof screw-threaded, or in any other manner secured to the lateral leg 4 of the upperY-member 1, and which at its other end is provided with a collar 6 fixedly secured thereto, and which is formed with an extension 7 providing a stop, for a purpose to be presently described. A curved bar section 8 has one end secured to the lower lateral leg 4 in a manner similar to that of the member 5, and at its opposite end said bar section 8 is provided with a collar 9, which has formed therewith a pair of lugs, or ears 10. A straight bar section 11 is pivotally mounted at its lower end be tween the lugs 10, through the medium of a pivot pin 12 and the upper end 13 of. said section 11 is adapted to engage with the stop 7 of the collar 6, and thereby be centered with respect to the lower end of the tube 5 whereby to receive a locking bolt 14, that is mounted to have 1nove1nent within the adjoining ends of the tubular sect-ions 5 and 11, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The bar 11 is adapted to be swung on its pivot from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 to the position shown in broken lines in said view, for the purpose of applying the device to the neck of the animal to be secured, and when swung into engage ment with the stop piece 7 the upper end 13 is adapted to engage with the bevel face 15 of the locking bolt 14 and release said bolt to snap into engagement with the open end of said bar through the tension of the spring 16 which tends to, at all times, force the bolt 14 downwardly. The spring 14 is contained wholly within the tubular section 5, and has one end thereof secured to a pin 17 in said tube, and at its lower end 18 is secured to the bolt 14, in any suitable manner.

It is proposed that the bolt 14 be positioned to receive the free end of the bar section 11, and through said member to be automatically released for moving into its engaging position, and to this end the bolt 14 is provided at its upper end with a pin or stud 19, that has movement within a vertically disposed slot 20 and an angnlarly disposed slot enlargement'21. When the bolt 14 is lifted by the pin 19, said pin is slightly turned to engage within the slot portion 21, and in that position holds the bolt 14, with its bevel face 15, in substantially the position shown in full lines in that said pin 19 is moved into the path of.

the straight slot 20, when under the tension of the spring 16, the bolt 14 ismovedrto a bolt or pin 27, that is movable to engage bodily engage with the tubular end 13. By reason of this bodily engagement of the bolt 14 with the tube section 11, it will be readily seen that said bolt could not be released from its engaging position through any ordinary jarring of the stanchion if such were likely to occur.

To mount the stanchion in the stall heads A and B the upper Y-member 1 is provided with a stud or pivot pin 23 that is secured in any suitable manner to the vertical leg 24 of said Y-member. And the lower Y- member 1 has the vertical leg 25' thereof provided with a bushing 26, which receives with or be released from the stall head B. The means for releasing the bolt 27 from such engagement consists in a, ring 28 that is connected to said bolt through the me dium of chain links 29.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the from the spirit of my invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claim.

What I claim is In a cattle stanchion, the combination of two end members oppositely disposed; a continuous bar connecting said end members on one side; a sectional bar connecting said end members on the opposite side; said face thereof at an angle to its normal posi-. tion; said pivoted bar section adapted to" engage with said beveled surface to lift said bolt and effectthe turningthereof to normal osition; and a spring associated with said bolt adapted to move the bolt into bodily engagement with the pivoted section to se-] cure the latter, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa ture, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE GLEAS ON.

Vitnesses JAMES J. HARMER, NEIL C. CLARK.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. O, 

